30 May 2023

Mapping where chronic pain is processed

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 30 May 2023

For the first time, scientists have recorded specific brain activity associated with chronic pain, using electrode implants.

It shows the condition - which is thought to impact one in six New Zealanders - is different than short-term pain, it's processed in a different region of the brain.

Neurologist and lead researcher Prasad Shirvalkar talks to Jesse.

X-ray of a human skull, brain and spine

Photo: 123rf

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